Wig



Jan. 15, 1946 J. B. ROBINSON j 2,393,054

. WIG

Filed July 6, 1944 2 Sheets-Sheet '1 [NI/ENTOR JOHN B. RosmsouArroR/VEVJ Jan. 15, 1946. J, ROBINSQN 2,393,064- 7 WIG Filed July 6,

1944 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 v /Nt'fNTOR Jomu B. RoBmsoN 1M MM ATTORNEYSPatented Jan. 15, 1946 A UNI TED STATES OFFICE '7 Claims.

.The presentinvention relates to improvements in wigs which areprimarily designed for theatricaluse-and for use on =millinery,clothingd-isplayfigures, and the like, though available for other uses.

Oneofthe main objects of the'present invention is to provide anattractive and. serviceable wig atlow cost for manufacture.

Another object-of the present invention is to provide an attractiveand'serviceable Wig at low cost both with "respect to materials andworkmanship.

With the above and other objects in view, as will appearto those skilledin the art from the present disclosure, this invention includes allfeatures in the said disclosure which are novel over the prior .art.

In the accompanying drawings, in which certain modes of carrying out thepresent invention are shown for'illustrative purposes: 1

Fig. 1 is aperspective view of-a wig produced in accordance with thepresent invention and viewing the same mainly from the front;

.Fig. 2 is a broken'underside view of the units comprisingthe wig ofFig. 1, which are shown as assembled together preparatory to having therope-like elements thereof unraveled; and

Fig. Sis-a view similar to Fig. 2 but showing the three-main units ofthe wig separated, preparatory .to their assembly.

In thepreferred mode of carrying out the present invention, the strandLmaterialis initially in theform of :a pluralityof ropes tr which lattermay, for instance,-be on therorder of T g inch .to inchin diameter, witheach such rope consisting -.of a large number of individual strands.Sisal has been found to be admirably adapted for -.the;purpose, thoughhemp and other strand materials are also suitable.

The completed wig illustrated in Fig. 1 is of relatively-large verticalextent, and to produce the same it is preferred to first assemble arelatively-long pad-like croWn-and-side unit generally designated by thereference character I! (Fig. 3) and comprising a plurality of ropes Illarranged side by side and coupled together about midway of their lengthby transverse rows of stitches !2. The said unit i l is of sufiicientlength to form not only the crown of the wig but also the dependingopposite side-portions thereof.

A pad-like back-unit I3 is also prepared and is composed of a pluralityof ropes Iii secured together adjacent one end of the group by stitchesl4. Preferably and as is particularly well shown in Fig. 3, thealternate ropes l comprising the I plicity of back-unit 1-3, are shorterthan the flanking groups, to thereby provide for a better and lessobtrusive distribution of strands at the point of their attachmentto thecrown-and-side unit H, in a manner as will hereinafter appear.

A pad-like brow-unit i5 is also prepared by assembling a plurality f.ropes Iii in such manner that alternate Iropes are shorter than theflanking ropes, as illustrated in Fig. 3. The group of ropes locomprising the brow-unit l5, are secured together adjacent their innerends by stitches l6 orin any other suitablemanner.

After :the units 'H, l3 and 15 have been preparedinthe manner abovedescribed, the stitched end of the hack-unit l3 and the similar end ofthe brow-unit 15 are overlapped with respect to the central-portion ofthe crown-and-side unit ll, asillustrated in Fig. 2,'and then aresecured in placeito'the said unit .II by further stitching orothersuitable mode of fastening.

After the joining of the units H, l3 and 15 to produce substantially theassembly'illustrated in Fig. '2, the ropes i9 comprising each of thesaid units, are unraveled, so that the individual strands making upeachof the said ropes H), are freed'of companion strands to simulateindividual strands of hair.

Should it be desired to color the strands, this may be done by coloringthe ropes it] prior to their assembly but, preferably, the coloring ismost conveniently effected after the units H, l3 and id have beensecured together and their respective'ropes ill have been unraveled.

Preferably, also, the completed Wig is sprayed with lacquer or similarmaterial, after having had the desired portions thereof suitably curled,as illustrated in Fig. .1. When sisal or the like is employed and theropes are unraveled, a very desirable waviness exists in the individualstrands, which waviness may be further heightened or modified by the useof an ordinary curling iron.

The invention may be carried out in other specific ways than thoseherein set forth without departing from the spirit and essentialcharacteristics of the invention, and the present embodiments are,therefore, to be considered in all respects as illustrative and notrestrictive, and all changes coming within the meaning and equivalencyrange of the appended claims are intended to be embraced therein.

I claim:

1. A wig, including in combination: a multisubstanti-ally-parallelmulti-strand ropes secured together substantially centrally to form apad-like combined crown-and-side unit,

the respective opposite end-portions of the said ropes being unraveledso that the component strands thereof are relatively free for lateralseparation; and a multiplicity of strands secured to and arrangedcrosswise of the central-portion of the said crown-and-side unit andprojecting beyond the rear edge thereof to provide a backportion, thestrands in the projecting part of the said back-portion being relativelyfree for lateral separation.

2. A wig, including in combination: a multiplicity ofsubstantially-parallel multi-strand ropes secured together substantiallycentrally to form a pad-like combined crown-and-side unit,

the respective opposite end-portions of the said ropes being unraveledso that the component strands thereof are relatively free for lateralseparation; and a multiplicityof strands secured to and arrangedcrosswise of the central part of the said crown-and-side unit andprojecting beyond the front and rear edges thereof to respectivelyprovide a brow-portion and a back-portion, the strands in the projectingpart of each of the latter said portions being relatively free forlateral separation.

" V 3. A wig, including in combination: a multiplicity ofsubstantially-parallel multi-strand ropes secured together substantiallycentrally to form a pad-like combined crown-and-side unit, therespective opposite end-portions of the said ropes being unraveled sothat the component strands thereof are relatively free for lateralseparation; a multiplicity of strands arranged in pad-like form andhaving their inner ends secured to the said crown-and-side unit adjacentthe central portion of the front edge thereof and projecting outwardlytherefrom to provide a brow-portion, the projecting outer parts of thesaid strands being relatively free for lateral separation; and amultiplicity of strands arranged in pad-like form and secured at one endto the central-portion of the said crown-and-side unit adjacent the rearedge thereof and projecting rearwardly therefrom to provide aback-portion, the strands in the projecting part of the saidback-portion being relatively free for lateral separation.

4. A wig, including in combination: a multiplicity ofsubstantially-parallel multi-strand ropes secured together substantiallycentrally to form a pad-like combined crown-and-side unit, therespective opposite end-portions of the said ropes being unraveled sothat the component strands thereof are relatively free for lateralseparation; and a multiplicit of strands arranged in pad-like form toprovide a separatelyformed back-unit, the said strands being securedtogether adjacent one end of the back-unitand having thesecured-together end also secured to the said crown-and-side unitadjacent the central-portion of the rear edge thereof and having theprojecting outer parts of the strands relatively free for lateralseparation.

5. A wig, including in combination: a multiplicity ofsubstantially-parallel multi-strand ropes secured togethersubstantiallcentrally to form a pad-like combined crown-and-side unit, therespective opposite end-portions of the said ropes being unraveled sothat the component strands thereof are relatively free for lateralseparation; a multiplicity of strands arranged in pad-like form toprovide a separately-formed back-unit, the said strands being securedtogether adjacent one end of the back-unit and having thesecured-together end also secured to the said crown-and-side unitadjacent the central-portion of the rear edge thereof; and amultiplicity of strands arranged in pad-like form to provide aseparately-formed brow-unit, the said strands being secured togetheradjacent one end of the brow-unit and having the secured-together endalso secured to the said crown-and-side unit adjacent thecentral-portion of the front edge thereof; the projecting outer parts ofthe strands of both the said back-unit and the said brow-unit beingrelatively free for lateral separation.

6. A wig, including in combination: a multiplicity ofsubstantially-parallel multi-strand ropes secured together substantiallycentrally to form a pad-like combined crown-and-side unit, therespective opposite end-portions of the said ropes being unraveled sothat the component strands thereof are relatively free for lateralseparation; and a multiplicity of multi-strand ropes secured to andarranged crosswise of the centralportionrof the said crown-and-side unitand projecting beyond the rear edge thereof to provide a back-portion,the projecting part of the ropes in the said back-portion beingunraveled and relatively free for lateral separation.

7. A wig, including in combination: a multiplicity ofsubstantially-parallel multi-strand ropes secured together substantiallycentrally to form a pad-like combined crown-and-side unit, therespective opposite end-portions of the said ropes being unraveled sothat the component strands thereof are relatively free for lateralseparation; and a multiplicity of multi-strand ropes secured to andarranged crosswise of the centralportion of the said crown and-side unitand projecting beyond both the front and rear edges thereof torespectively provide a brow-portion and a back-portion, the respectiveprojecting parts of the ropes in the said brow-portion and back-portionbeing unraveled and relatively free for lateral separation.-

7 JOHN B, ROBINSON.

